- Date
- October 13, 1965
- Place
- Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2281CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175847
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0873 65/10/13 BEMIDJI,MINN CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6000 TIME - 0800 N2281C PX- 1 1 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS LAKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOT SAW FROST ON AIRFRAME BUT DECIDED IT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2281C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grass Lake
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